PROGRAMME

The European Energy Efficiency Conference includes the following Conferences:

• Energy Efficiency Economy Conference (1 March)
• Technology Innovation: Energy and Buildings (1-2 March)
• E-Mobility & Smart Buildings (2 March)
• Energy Efficiency Policy Workshop (1 March)
• Young Energy Efficiency Researchers Conference (28 Feb.)
• Technical site visits: Building Innovations (2 March)
  
  

09.00 Opening and welcome

• The new IEA Energy Efficiency Market Report
  Brian Motherway, International Energy Agency
  
  
• Upper Austria's energy efficiency economy
  Gerhard Dell, OÖ Energiesparverband, Austria
  
  
• An update on EU energy efficiency policies
  Anne-Katherina Weidenbach, European Commission, DG Energy
  
  
• Europe's industrial leadership to supply the global energy transition
  Renée Bruel, European Climate Foundation
  
  

Energy efficiency is our business

• EU funding for smart and efficient energy
  Anette Jahn, European Commission, EASME
  
  
• Electric wholesale - boosting energy efficiency solutions 
  Robert Pfarrwaller, Rexel, Austria
  
  
• Energy efficiency as a success factor for a global company
  Alix Chambris, Danfoss, Belgium
  
  
• Energy efficiency businesses and markets in Germany
  Christian Noll, DENEFF, Germany
  
  
• The "Energy Efficiency Mortgage"
  Luca Bertalot, European Mortgage Federation/European Covered Bond Council
  
  

13.00 Lunch break

14.30 Tomorrow's buildings: energy efficient, digital, user centred

• Construction innovation - putting people at the centre
  Klaus Peter Sedlbauer, Fraunhofer-IBP, Germany
  
  
• The Austrian energy research and innovation strategy: building focus
  Theodor Zillner, Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation & Technology, Austria
  
  
• Building a low-carbon, climate resilient future
  Dominique Planchon, European Commission, DG Research & Innovation
  
  
• Driving the technology innovation agenda through cooperation
  Christiane Egger, OÖ Energiesparverband, Austria

• Sustainability in unexpected places
  Alan Meier, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
  
  
• Smart metering and customer centricity
  Francisco Puente, Escan, Spain
  
  

A panorama of innovation projects

• Results from the Energy-Efficient Buildings Public Private Partnership (EeB PPP)
  Antoine Aslanides, European Construction Technology Platform/EDF
  
  
• Unleashing potentials in industrial energy efficiency & flexibility
  Stefan M. Büttner, University of Stuttgart, Germany
  
  
• BRICKER: New technologies for public building retrofitting
  Juan Ramón de las Cuevas, Acciona, Spain
  
  
• MODER: Innovative design tools for refurbishing districts
  Jyri Nieminen, Sweco, Finland
  
  
• CITyFiED: Delivering sustainable urban renovation at district level
  Ali Vasallo, CARTIF, Spain
  
  
• A2PBEER: Demonstrating retrofitting solutions in public buildings
  Eneritz Barreiro, Tecnalia, Spain
  
  
• REFURB: Activating consumers towards deep energy renovation
  Peter Rathje, Project Zero, Denmark 
  
  
• ENTRUST: Accounting for the human factor in the energy transition
  Esti Sanvicente, LGI Sustainable Innovation , France
  
  
• RetroKit: a toolkit for deep energy retrofit
  Xavier Dubuisson, XD Consulting, Ireland
  
  
• Start2Act: Targeting young businesses
  Daniel Frohnmaier, Geonardo Environmental Technologies, Hungary

19.00 Evening programme

Friday, 2 March 2018

09.15 Technology Innovation Conference: Energy and Buildings
09.00 E-Mobility & Smart Buildings Conference

9.30 Parallel workshops (in English only)

• Workshop 1: A2PBEER
• Workshop 2: MODER
• Workshop 3: REFURB
• Workshop 4: BRICKER
• Workshop 5: CITyFiED
• Workshop 6: ENTRUST
  
  

Workshop 2: MODER

Organised in the context of H2020 project MODER

• Information models for city development
  Jyri Nieminen, Sweco, Finland
  
  
• A method for holistic energy system design
  Sebastian Thiem, Siemens, Germany
  
  
• The "District Energy Concept Adviser"
  Eike Budde, Fraunhofer-IBP, Germany
  
  
• Zero-carbon roadmaps for social housing associations
  Erik Alsema, W/E Consultants Sustainable Building, NL
  
  
• Solar architecture in an urban context
  Dieter Moor, Ertex Solartechnik, Austria
  
  
• Business models for district development
  Tarja Häkkinen, VTT, Finland

Chairperson: Jyri Nieminen, Sweco, Finland

Workshop 3: REFURB

Organised in the context of H2020 project REFURB

• One-stop-shop solutions for homeowners – the REFURB project
  Virginia Gómez Oñate, EnergyVille, Belgium
  
  
• Boosting the market of single family building renovation in Belgium
  Anne Goidts, Bostoen, Belgium
  
  
• Denmark: The customer journey
  Peter Rathje, Project Zero, Denmark
  
  
• Adressing the challenges of apartment building renovation
  Jelena Vidovic, BSC, Slovenia
  
  
• Stimulating REFURB's impact in Europe
  Lisa Adema, Leeuwarden/Fryslân, NL

Chairperson: Virginia Gómez Oñate, EnergyVille, Belgium

Workshop 4: BRICKER

Organised in the context of FP7 project BRICKER

• BRICKER – Project overview
  Juan Ramón de las Cuevas, Acciona, Spain
  
  
• Active technologies: energy from heat
  Francisco Molés, Rank, Spain 
  
  
• Active technologies: solar beam collectors
  Onur Gunduru, Onur Enerji, Turkey 
  
  
• Passive technologies: building envelope renovation of a hospital
  Yasemin Somuncu, Özyegin University, Turkey
  
  
• Passive technologies: breathing windows
  Antoine Parthoens, University of Liège, Belgium
  
  
• Retrofitting an education building in Liège: a showcase
  Raymond Charlier, SPB, Belgium
  
  
• Retrofit of a hospital: engineering and technical coordination
  Catherine Pinet, SPB, Belgium
  
  
• People, price, politics: overcoming non-technical challenges
  Onur Gunduru, Onur Enerji, Turkey
  
  
• Raising awareness about energy efficiency in the public sector 
  Yasemin Somuncu, Özyegin University, Turkey

Chairpersons: Juan Ramón de las Cuevas, Acciona, Spain / Yasemin Somuncu, Özyegin University, Turkey 

Workshop 5: CITyFiED

Organised in the context of FP7 project CITyFiED

• Accelerating sustainable urban renovation
  Ali Vasallo, CARTIF, Spain
  
  
• Time-saving tools for complex urban environments
  Cristina Criado, Acciona Construcción, Spain / Jeanette Green, IVL, Sweden
  
  
• Finance and delivery of deep retrofitting
  Javier Martín, Veolia, Spain
  
  
• District development and the social fabric: dialoging with communities
  Markus Paulsson, Lund, Sweden
  
  
• Adapting to change and complexity in infrastructure projects
  Esra Demir, Demir Enerji, Turkey
  
  
• Impact monitoring: energy, environmental, economic and social indicators
  Josu Enecotegui Urrutia, Coorporación Mondragón, Spain

Chairperson: Ali Vasallo, CARTIF, Spain

Workshop 6: ENTRUST

Organised in the context of H2020 project ENTRUST

• Understanding people’s relationship with energy
  Breffní Lennon, University College Cork, Ireland
  
  
• Policy toolkit: supporting transition to a low carbon society
  Suzi Tart, LGI Sustainable Innovation , France
  
  
• Novel business models for the energy transition
  Esti Sanvicente, LGI Sustainable Innovation , France
  
  
• Effective engagement strategies for energy developers
  Niall Dunphy, University College Cork, Ireland
  
  
• Engaging citizens on energy: a knowledge and communication platform
  Giulia Barbano, Integrated Environmental Solutions, UK

Chairperson: Niall Dunphy, University College Cork, Ireland

12.30 Lunch break

13.30 – 17.45 Site visit: Building Innovations

• 09.00 Opening and Welcome
  Christiane Egger, OÖ Energiesparverband, Austria
  
  
• Panorama of advanced e-mobility solutions
  Roel Swierenga, Hansa Green Tours, NL
  
  
• The role of e-mobility in the energy transition
  Manfred Fischedick, Wuppertal Institut, Germany
  
  
• PV for transport
  Toshio Hirota, Waseda University, Japan
  
  
• Battery technology – status quo and outlook
  Matthias Vetter, Fraunhofer-ISE/Fraunhofer Battery Alliance, Germany
  
  
• V2B: electric cars as storage systems
  Cristina Corchero, Catalonia Institute for Research, Spain
  
  

Business models and practical experiences

• Smart Solar Charging
  Baerte de Brey, ElaadNL, NL
  
  
• Successful business models for e-mobility
  Detlef Schumann, fastahead, Germany
  
  
• E-mobility experiences from the world of Fronius
  Michael Schubert , Fronius, Austria
  
  
• Charge & Drive – How to make business with charging
  Rami Syväri, Fortum, Norway
  
  

13.00 End of the conference

13.30 Site visit Building Innovations

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